‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ premiered in NYC last night, and thousands of screaming fans came out to catch a glimpse of the cast!

Despite the shrieking Harry Potter fans, Daniel Radcliffe, 21, managed to whisper a little secret to HollywoodLife.com — he totally had a crush on his costar Emma Watson! We were front and center at NYC’s Alice Tully Hall Nov. 15, for the penultimate film of the billion dollar franchise: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and we got a chance to talk to Harry Potter himself!

After hearing about what an animalistic kisser Emma, 20, was on screen, we had to ask: did he ever have a crush on the petite beauty? “Probably, I think when I was 11,” he gushed to us. Ah ha, we knew it!

Next, we ran into Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the films, and he’s more of a fiery redhead than we thought. The 22-year-old revealed that the trio is just as close off screen!

“Look, it’s quite a unique experience to share with someone,” he said. “There’s not many people who can relate to that.”